NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- No. 3/4 Notre Dame travels to Durham to take on No. 10/10 Duke on Saturday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium. The game will mark Notre Dame’s sixth straight outing against a ranked opponent, with five of the last six coming against teams ranked in the top 10. Saturday's showdown will be broadcast live on ESPNU at noon ET.

The Duke Series

Saturday will be the 19th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Duke. The Irish trail in the series with the Blue Devils, as Notre Dame has a 7-11 record in the matchup.

The the two sides split the season series in 2016. The Irish won the regular season matchup at Arlotta Stadium, handing Duke an 8-6 defeat. The Blue Devils then came away with a 10-9 overtime win in the ACC tournament semifinal game in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Irish are 4-4 when playing Duke in Durham, North Carolina and have won each of the last four matchups in away games.

Notre Dame Vs. Top 10 Teams

Notre Dame is 32-21 against teams ranked in the top 10 in the USILA Coaches Poll since the start of the 2008 season.

The Irish are 2-2 this season against top 10 teams, as the program defeated No. 2/1 Maryland 5-4 and No. 4/4 Ohio State 12-7 and fell to No. 4/5 Denver 11-10 and No. 3/4 Syracuse 11-10.

Irish In The ACC

The Irish have a combined record of 10-5 in its four seasons of ACC regular season play and 12-7 when you include ACC Tournament games.

The Irish won the first conference tilt of 2017 with an 11-10 overtime victory over Virginia and fell to No. 3 Syracuse in their second outing by a score of 11-10.

Notre Dame also has found success in the ACC Tournament, winning the 2014 championship.

The Irish went a perfect 4-0 in 2015 to win their first regular season conference title and followed up with a record of 3-1 in 2016 to claim a share of the regular season championship.

Notre Dame is 5-2 in regular season conference road games since joining the ACC in 2014.

Chasing 100

Senior Sergio Perkovic enters Saturday's game against the Blue Devils just one goal shy of the 100-goal milestone for his Notre Dame career.

The senior is looking to become just the seventh player in program history to score at least 100 goals in a career.

Perkovic's 99 goals are the most scored by a midfielder in Notre Dame history.

The midfielder has scored more goals against Duke (14) than he has any other team over the past four seasons.

Between The Pipes

Senior goalkeeper Shane Doss has been a mainstay in the Notre Dame starting lineup for the majority of his career, as he has racked up 43 starts in goal.

Doss leads the ACC in goals against average (8.37 per game) and save percentage (.540).

The goalkeeper ranks seventh on the Notre Dame all-time saves list with 417 in his career.

The senior has posted double-digit saves in three of his last four outings.

Last Time Out

The Irish played a highly contested game against No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday, April 1 at Arlotta Stadium and fell to the Orange by a final score of 11-10.

Brendan Gleason led Notre Dame with two goals, as the Irish had nine different players register goals in the game.

Senior goalkeeper Shane Doss kept the game close for Notre Dame, saving 11 shots on the afternoon.

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Robby Hamman joined Fighting Irish Media as athletics communications assistant director in September 2016, coordinating efforts for the volleyball and men's lacrosse program. Hamman is a 2010 graduate of Bethel College, where he earned bachelor's degrees in sport management and business administration, and earned his master's degree in business administration from Defiance College in 2013.